Gardening Limpets they grow and harvest their own algae

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Episode 1: Gardening Limpets • On the rocky shore, we discover Pear limpets: Scutellastra cochlear, that cultivate their own algae. Charles explains how this symbiotic relationship works and how the limpets manage these tiny gardens in an amazing act of miniature sustainable farming. • However, these limpets are packed together so where do the babies go? We spot small limpets on the backs of adults! • Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths is an expert on South African coastal marine biology and author of the popular book, Two Oceans - A Guide to The Marine Life of Southern Africa. He has authored over 200 research papers and described over 100 species new to science. • Follow us on Instagram: / explore_theshore • Filming: Kleinmond and Kalk Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. • Subtitles available in English. • Chapters: • 00:00 Introduction to gardening limpets • 01:01 How limpets grow their own gardens • 02:06 Why some limpets are packed together • 02:23 Reproduction and why there are baby limpets on adults • 03:26 Longevity, metabolism and old age limpets • 04:18 Duck's foot or Long-spined/Long-rayed limpet, Scullestra longicosta

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